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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 16-No. 6 



S.VAKE Ingexcitv. — In i-eading about John 

 Smith's wringina; an owl's neok by walking 

 around the tree reminds me of a bhick snake I 

 eaught yesterday (April 24, 1801). I picked 

 liim up by the tip of tail, and after several 

 fruitless attempts to ese:ii)e lie began to twist. 

 Not understanding his snakeship's mameuvre 

 I let him twist, and was surprised to see him 

 fall to the ground and leave about one ineh of 

 his tiil in my hand. I picked him up again 

 and he repeated the operation, and I believe he 

 would have done so again, but 1 diiln't torture 

 him for I <lidn't want him to break himself 

 into iui-h pieces, l.ctson Halliet. 



A cement which will adhere perfectly to 

 glazed surfaces, repair broken miner.als, or in 

 fact stick to anything, is made by taking two 

 ounces of clenr gum araliic, one and one-half 

 ounces of tine starch, one-lialt ovnice of white 

 sugar. Pulverize the gum araliic and dissolve 

 it in as much water as the laundress would use 

 for the quantity of the starch indicated. Di.s- 

 solve the starch and sugar in the gum solution. 

 Then cook the mixture in a vessel suspended 

 in boiling water until the starch becomes clear. 

 The cinuent should be .as thick as tar and ke|it 

 so. It can be kept from spoiling by drojjpini; 

 in a lump of gum camphor, or a little oil of 

 cloves or sassafras. 



The communication from our Michigan friend 

 will be read with interest Our natuialists 

 must tight for their rights. The legislative 

 jacka.ss should be kit with a pniitical bullet. 



Wm. L. Kells, Listowel, Canada, is making 

 a collecting trip ti> Uritish Columbia. l'|)on 

 liis return we hope to receive some inlerestiiig 

 notes. 



For removing embryos and contents from a 

 dried egg use tin- strongest possible solution of 

 water and caustic potash. Ulow out all you 

 can and fill the space with the solution ; shake 

 well and leave from twenty-four hours to a 

 week. Blow again, and if contents are not all 

 removed then repeat the operation. Do not 

 fear damage to the shell as it only eats animal 

 matter. I have tried this with live bir<ls and 

 picked out the bones. Don't throw away a 

 good specimen because you can't lilow it. Try 

 this, l.etson Balliet. 



Correspondence. 



Fdilor of O. ct O. .• 



Since my return from Florida, ovci- a monlli 

 since, 1 have been too busy to write my prom- 

 ised articles for i). & O. But as I fear my 

 memory may give out if I subject it to too 

 heavy a strain I steal the time to-day which 

 should be devoted to religious consolation and 

 edilication, and write up for yon the following: 



N.WIKS OF nllUIS IN TIIK SEJIINOI.K DI.VIECT. 



Tnxhi'laco, Florida Jay. 



Oi>ah-cnpilay (Owl-digging), (iround (hvl. 



Ok ta ta, Cardinal. 



Opah-eefoh lah dice, Screech Owl. 

 Tit ka, Ivory-billed Woodpecker. 

 C'liulee-leii a chay, Caracara Eagle. 

 Kee-a-kn, Red-tailed Hawk. 

 Hadki-tik funija. White-headed Eagle. 

 Ifanno-chnr/ w(t, Fish Hawk. 



i'.\nrs OF lilHDS. 



J?c ka, head. Eel-lay. foot. 



Ee-lifit-chay, tail. Ke-tae-pah, wing. 



Ee-yah-pab, bill. Ee-fof-wa, eye. 



Ee-rtiii-fiin-tdji, belly. y(iafih-a-iii<i/ii(i, iilunie. 

 Miioij-ii-iiafin, nest. 



I'orXTS OF TlIK COMP.\SS. 



Hitiiiethrt. north. 

 W'li-liit-hi. S(Uith. 



Ah tliali, east. 

 \Val-lah-1it-]iiiy, west. 



-MIS('KI.I..\NEors NA.MKS. E rC. 



Cltil hail '-hee, cigar. 



Slip piiK k(i, a woman's cape. 



Yii nip tit, a vvom.an's jacket. 



IliHiiiia ka, ,a woman's skirt. 



,l/"< tee kii, leggings. 



Yd kof kee ta, luintiug shirt. 



Eex til to shoi/ar/a, spectacles. 



Shattij, rock or stone. 



Ah-xoiiK-lahco, air plant. 



Seto ka-k.oiita, safety ])in. 



tiailosliii/ata, moccasin snake. 



Ee liiilli irii, manatee. 



Lei/as tejiiiy, to lie down. 



Fnh-siiiiipii, luiney. 



iShaijarka, watch. 



Eesh keel ka, compass. 



Fah xhee, cat. 



Sheets ka, si)y-ghiss. 



//a-.s7(Pe. sun. 



Jla-tee-nhee, moon. 



Chiila. fox. 



JIa-ee.cli-kii, fiddle. 



Ee to tee, lightning. 



Cha cnpaiir/a, a pack of cards. 



Lotcha, turtle. 



]Vee-at-i:<i.h, the sea. 



A great many funny little ini'ldeuts occuried 

 duiing my sojourn among the Indians. One 

 day I was drawing pictures of different .ani- 

 mals on a piece of paper, and they wei-e 

 promptly named by the boys who were looking 

 (m. One was called ha-eech-ka, a fiddle, until 

 I put legs to it when it became lotcha, a turtle. 

 The Manatee was by turn a boat, an owl, a 

 fish and a cat, until it received its finishing 

 strokes from the pencil. Kather a severe com- 

 ment on the artistic powers of 



Walter llo.cie. 



